Gas cut-off.



J. F. WELLS.

GAS armor?. APPLICATION FILED APR. S. 1908.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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JOSEPH F. WELLS, OF PINKSTAFF, ILLINOIS. e

GAS CUT-OFF.

lNo. 904,662.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24., 1908.

applicati@ mea April ao, 190s. serial rio. 430,169.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. WELLS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pinkstalf, Lawrence county, State of Illinois have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Gas Cut-Otis, and my preferred manner of carrying out the invention is set forth in the followinV full, clear, and exact description, terminating with claims particularly specifying the novelty.

This invention relates to gas fittings, more especially to automatic cut-offs, and its object is to produce a safet cut-oI to be located between the service pipe and the house connections and to Vcontain a check valve which will close automatically upon the decrease of the service pressure and will re'- main closed until it is opened by hand.

To this end the invention consists broadly in a spring actuated check valve movable at right angles to a pressure actuated piston,

`and means for manually engaging the two when the valve is open, and it consists specically in the details of construction for carrying out the broad ideaall as illustrated in the drawings wherein` Figure 1 is a central vertical section of this cut-0H complete; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line`2*2 of Fig. l; Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of the parts of the check valve removed.

In the drawings the'letter I designates the service pipe and H the house connecinlet pipe tions, between which is located a somewhat larger diameter than the'connecting pipes that lead into its bottom and out of its top in my preferred construction, the I4 beingl here shown as connected with the service by a T-joint T. The construction of all these parts and the details of the casing further than as necessary to the mechanism described below are unimportant. Verti' disposed a rod R carrying a piston P within the casing which moves therein between guides G so as to permit the passage of the lnflowing gas by it in suicient volume to supply t e house connections, as best seen in Fig. 2; and the lower end of the rod R extends througha stuiing box S and is surrounded by an expansive spring X vbetween said box and a nut N on the rod, which spring with the weight of the rod and piston tends to move the latter casing C of' cally through the inlet I is downward' withinv `under side of the valve seat V posed.

C moves the check valve V preferably having flanges4 F moving in guides G on .the Vwithin the casing, and the stem R of this valve extends outward through a stuiing box S and is surrounded by an expansive spring X between said box and nut N which spring has a normal tendency to draw the valve to the position shown in Fig. 1

and where it closes communication between the service pipe and suitable manner.

By preference I form a hole H valve seat V out of line but communicating with the pipe H beneath the top plate C of the casing, which plate may be conveniently formed in the shape of a iange screwed intovthe casing and onto the pipe H by a wrench hold W. The valve seat V conveniently' supported within the casing upon the guides G. B preference I employ a ball B restin within a cup K formed in the upper side og the valve V, which ball is of a size to close the lower end of the hole H and so light in weight that almost any flow of gas through this cut 0E with the parts in the position -shown in Fig. l will chuck the ball upward and close said hole. By preference I form a projection P on the piston P and a notch or depression D in the lower face of the valve V at a point to be engaged by the projection when the valve is pressed inward and the hole H is open, but it will be obvious that the projection P might engage the front corner of the valve or the projection and notch could be transhouse connections in any in the In operation'tlie check valve is pushed inward by hand against the .torce ofthe spring X, and the rod R is raised by hand against the force of the spring X- so that the projection P engages the notch D and holds the valve V in position to leave the hole H open. The gas now owing through the deviceexerts a certain pressure upward upon the piston, and the nutN is set so that the spring X. will not overcome this pressure.

In use it will be found that the latter retains the parts in this position, even if all jets in the house connections are closed, and 'when they are again opened the parts still retain th1sposit1on.` If now the pressure should decrease, as it often does to such an the casing. Horizontally within the casing on the stem,

may be extent as to extinguish the jets at night or when the family is-absent,` the spring X will cause thev descent of the piston so that the projection will disengage the notch, when the spring Xlwill immediately move the check valve Thereafter if the ressure again increases y to leak) 'the gas flowing throu projection Pv carrying out joints or connections are (which without a evice of this kind A4would cause the open jets in the house connections h my improved' cut-oil will chuck the all B up against'the lower endl of the -hole inl the valve seat and close communication' to the pipe I-I--the rise' of the piston upon or resumptionV of pressure merely causing the to bear against the valve beyond the notch D. Whenthe operator awakes or returns and finds this condition existing, he has but to press the stem R inward when the projection will automatically engage the notch as will be understood, and if necessary he may assist in its rengagement by pressing upward on the rod R.

As above stated, details of construction are unimportant except as they assist in thegeneral idea. The parts entirely of metal, and the suitably packed to` prevent leakage under the customary pressure. The rods may be` rovided with knobs at their outer` ends, and against the nuts may be jam nutsall for purposes which will be obvious. The sizes of parts will he proportionate to the service.

What.l is claimed as new is l. In an automatic cut-0H,

are preferably the 'combination with a casing between the service and a piston, a valve seat havin j hole,- and house connections, anda ressure-actuated piston moving loosely therein but never closlng the inlet; of a check valve movable therein at right angles to the movements of the a hole, devices on the piston and valve av apted to detachably eng/age when the latter uncovers said means independent of the piston for normali moving the valve into position to close sai hole. l

. 2. In an automatic cut-oli', the combination with a casing between the service and 'house connections, and a piston movable loosely therein; of a check valve movable therein at right angles to the movements of the piston, a valve seat havinga hole, a projection on the piston and a notch in the valve with which it detachably engages when the valve uncovers the hole, and a spring for normally moving the valve into position to close said hole.

3. In an automatic cut-off, the combination with ai casing between the service and lhouse connections, and a piston movable l' loosely therein; of a check valve movable therein at angles to the movements of the l V to the position shown 1n Fig. 1 with the ball B beneath the lhole H.

soeces piston, a valve seat having a holev communieating with the outlet, the valve having a cup adapted to pass under saidl hole, a ball in the cup adapted to close the hole under gas pressure, devices on the piston andvalve adapted to detachably engage When the latter .uncovers said hole, and means for normally moving the valve into position to close said hole.

4r In an automatic cut-ott, the combination with a casing between house connections, and a pressure-actuated piston moving loosely therein; of a check valve movable therein at right angles to the movements of the piston, a valve seat having a hole communicating with the outlet, the valve havin a cup adapted to pass under said hole, a all in the cup adapted to close the hole under gas pressure, a projection on the piston and a notch in the valve with which it detachably engages when the valve uncovers the hole, and means for normally moving` the valve into position to close said hole.

5. In an automatic cut-off, the combination with a casing between the service and house connections, and a piston movable loosely therein; of a check valve movable therein at right angles to the movements of the piston, a valve seat having a hole out of line with the outlet, devices on the piston and valve adapted to detachably engage when the latter uncovers said hole, the stem of the valve projecting outside the casing and having a nut, andv an expansive spring between said nut and casing fornormally poving the valve into position to closeisaid ole.

6. In an automatic cut-off, the combination with a casing between the service and house xconnections, and a piston moving loosely therein; of a check valve movable therein at right angles to the movements of the piston, a valve seat having a hole out of line with the outlet, the valve having a cup adapted to pass under said hole, Ia ball in the cup adapted to close the hole under gas pressure, a projection on the piston anda notch in thel valve with which it detachably engages when the the stem of the valve projecting outside the casing and carrying a nut, and an expansive spring between said nut and casing tor normally moving the valve -into position to close said hole.

7. In an ,automatiecut-oir', Ithe combination with a casing between the service and house connections, and a pressure-actuated piston moving loosely therein; of a check valve movable therein at right angles to the movements of the piston, a valve seat having a hole out of line with the outlet, a pro- 'ection on the piston and a notch in the valve with which it detachablyengages when the service and `the Valve uncovers the hole, the stems of the InV testimony whereof I have hereunto valve and piston projecting through stuffing subscribed my signaturethisthe 23rd day of boxes outside of the cut-off, and expansive April, A. D. 1908. springs on said stems tending to draw the JOSEPH F. WELLS. 5 piston against the inlet pressure and the Witnesses:

Valve into position to normally close said JOHN H. MCCABE, hole. CHAs. T. SEITZINGER. 

